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1755 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 10:10 AM

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#1678 of 1755 operator .... by steve_ HOST Jun 25, 2009 (7:54 pm)
AT&T Navigator Becomes First Turn-by-Turn Nav App for the iPhone (Edmunds Daily) Gee, one device will enable you to get busted for inputting a POI, texting and talking on the cell. Replies to this message: ateixeira (Jun 29, 2009 8:21 am) corvette (Jul 03, 2009 9:12 pm) ateixeira (Jul 29, 2009 8:28 am)
#1679 of 1755 Re: oh boy [lilengineerboy] by gagrice Jun 26, 2009 (5:30 am)
Replying to: lilengineerboy (Jun 24, 2009 2:57 pm) They would me much better off passing a law on the units themselves that lock out non-voice destination entry while driving, like Toyota, BMW, Ford, Nissan... I can override my Toyota Sequoia NAV so my wife can input addresses while moving. I hate that lockout feature. If NJ is no better at enforcing the NAV law than CA the Cell phone law, it is just more wasted paper. Replies to this message: fezo (Jun 26, 2009 7:07 am) nortsr1 (Jun 26, 2009 8:13 am) fezo (Jun 26, 2009 10:14 am) lilengineerboy (Jun 26, 2009 11:45 am) gagrice (Jun 26, 2009 7:50 pm) ateixeira (Jun 29, 2009 8:10 am)
#1680 of 1755 Re: oh boy [gagrice] by fezo Jun 26, 2009 (7:07 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Jun 26, 2009 5:30 am) It is just wasted paper. We have enough non-compliance on our cell phone law. Add to this one the fact that it's a much dumber idea since almost anything you'd be hitting a GPS for would take your eyes even more off the road done any other way. I mean would you rather I touched the screen of my GPS or hauled out a map? Replies to this message: nortsr1 (Jun 26, 2009 8:13 am) fezo (Jun 26, 2009 10:14 am)
#1681 of 1755 Re: oh boy [fezo] by nortsr1 Jun 26, 2009 (8:13 am)
Replying to: fezo (Jun 26, 2009 7:07 am) You should actually pull over to get and look at the map and same goes for the touch screen method....but.... I know, we don't do what we should really do....DO WE????? Replies to this message: fezo (Jun 26, 2009 10:14 am)
#1682 of 1755 Re: oh boy [nortsr1] by fezo Jun 26, 2009 (10:14 am)
Replying to: nortsr1 (Jun 26, 2009 8:13 am) I'm pretty good about that. well, in most cases I'm the stereotypical guy with it - I don't need directions! I'm not lost!
#1683 of 1755 Re: oh boy [gagrice] by lilengineerboy Jun 26, 2009 (11:45 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Jun 26, 2009 5:30 am) I can override my Toyota Sequoia NAV so my wife can input addresses while moving. I hate that lockout feature. If NJ is no better at enforcing the NAV law than CA the Cell phone law, it is just more wasted paper. Do you have a pre-07 or do you have "lockpick?" Toyota got in a spot of trouble for that "diagnostic mode" and its gone now. I think you need to have a USB key or something in the back to make that work. The way those lockouts work is it reads the VSS, and that is reasonably easy to interrupt going to the device. The more recent ones pull speed from the GPS itself, which is more of a challenge to defeat. Replies to this message: gagrice (Jun 26, 2009 7:50 pm) ateixeira (Jun 29, 2009 8:10 am)
#1684 of 1755 Re: oh boy [lilengineerboy] by gagrice Jun 26, 2009 (7:50 pm)
Replying to: lilengineerboy (Jun 26, 2009 11:45 am) Mine is a 2007 Sequoia. Not a great NAV. In fact if it is the best Toyota has to offer I would never buy another one. Cannot find its way out of a paper sack. It has been slightly useful would be my analysis. Sent me on a dirt road with a locked gate. I would never waste the money to update unless it was like $25 for a new DVD. Is pretty much clueless on best routes to anywhere I have input. You go into diagnostics and hit over ride. That lets you do anything until you shut the vehicle off. Then you have to do the little ritual. Another complaint. You want to go from San Diego to Phoenix you have to reload the different areas. No inputting an address in Albuquerque and have it take you there. Over all I am not that impressed with NAV. I will not leave home without my AAA maps. Replies to this message: ateixeira (Jun 29, 2009 8:10 am)
#1685 of 1755 Re: oh boy [gagrice] by ateixeira Jun 29, 2009 (8:10 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Jun 26, 2009 7:50 pm) It's not their best, I think the Solara gets Toyota's best GPS. I found out when I asked around in the Toyota forums. That plus Lexus, of course. An update DVD would probably cost more like $2-300.
#1686 of 1755 Re: operator .... [steve_] by ateixeira Jun 29, 2009 (8:21 am)
Replying to: steve_ (Jun 25, 2009 7:54 pm) Looks great, Steve. I know that if I had an iPhone I'd be all over that. The free automatic updates and the gas prices and traffic integration, plus the voice recognition, sort of combine the best features of many Garmin models I've shopped. In fact, if all those things really work, it would be among the very best. Garmin and Tom Tom should be afraid. Very afraid. Now, if only my work wouldn't have an exclusive deal with T-Mobile, maybe I could get one.... Replies to this message: corvette (Jul 03, 2009 9:12 pm) ateixeira (Jul 29, 2009 8:28 am)
#1687 of 1755 another round of updates by steve_ HOST Jul 01, 2009 (5:35 pm)
I'm starting to wonder when the shake-outs will start. Lots of choices out there. New Audi System, BMW Adds Real-Time Updates (Straightline)

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